Mabel Taliaferro
Hope Merrill
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The Barricade: Directed by Edwin Carewe. With Mabel Taliaferro, Frank Currier, Clifford Bruce, Robert Rendel. Unnerved by the superiority of John Cook, the new president of the Securities Company, Wall Street business leader Amos Merrill begins to speculate with the trust funds in his control, ultimately losing all the funds.
- Edwin Carewe
- 1917-03-05
- Drama
- 50
The Barricade is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Mabel Taliaferro, Frank Currier and Clifford Bruce. [1] Cast. Mabel Taliaferro as Hope Merrill. Frank Currier as Amos Merrill. Clifford Bruce as John Cook. Robert Rendel as Gerald Hastings. Emile Collins as Butler. Lorna Volare as Flower Girl.
Threatened by the preeminence of young Westerner John Cook, the new president of the Securities Company, Wall Street business leader Amos Merrill begins to speculate with the trust funds in his control, ultimately losing all the funds.
Overview. Debutante Hope Merrill (Mabel Taliaferro) returns home one day to find her financier father Amos Merrill (Frank Currier) on the verge of committing suicide.
The Barricade plot. Hope Merrill returns home one day. There she meets her father, Amos Merrill, who is about to commit suicide. Rather than reveal the truth, that he has embezzled money from his own company, Amos claims he has been ruined by young John Cook, Hope's lover.
Summaries. Unnerved by the superiority of John Cook, the new president of the Securities Company, Wall Street business leader Amos Merrill begins to speculate with the trust funds in his control, ultimately losing all the funds.
The Barricade (1917) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
